Associations Between Sputum Torque Teno Virus Load and Lung Function and Disease Severity in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Associations Between Sputum Torque Teno Virus Load and Lung Function and Disease Severity in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Purpose: Viral load of Torque Teno virus (TTV) is elevated in immunosuppressed patients. The weakened immune response is typical in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. However, the relationship between TTV and COPD is still unknown.Patients and Methods: We enrolled 91 patients adm...

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Main Authors: Yu Xie, Qing Xue, Weike Jiao, Jianhui Wu, Yan Yu, Lili Zhao, Yu Xu, Xinyu Deng, Guiju Fang, Yali Zheng, Zhancheng Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
torque teno virus
lung function
disease severity
biomarker
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.618757/full

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